Au Nom d'une Femme
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Au Nom d'une Femme is the name of the second studio album recorded by the French
singer Hélène Ségara
. It was released in January 2000, and achieved a great success in France, Belgium (Wallonia) and Switzerland, remaining to date Ségara's most successful album in terms of sales.
composed one of her song, "Au Nom d'une Femme" (afterwards, he also wrote "Regarde").
In France, there were five singles from this album. The first four one were very successful: "Il y a trop de gens qui t'aiment
", whose release precedeed that of the album, was number one and achieved Platinum status, "Elle, tu l'aimes...
" hit number three and was also Platinum, "Parlez-moi de nous" (number 15) and "Tu vas me quitter
" (number seven) were both certified Silver. "Au nom d'une Femme", the last single, was not a success (number 44).
In December 2000, the album was included in a box set also containing the first album, Cœur de verre
, and peaked at number 41 on French Albums Chart.
In 2001, Au Nom d'une femme won a NRJ Music Awards
in the category 'Francophone album of the year'.
's album Comme on a dit, it managed to enter the chart at number two on 29 January 2000, and stayed for four consecutive weeks at this place. It remained for 33 weeks in the top ten, 105 weeks in the top 100 and 109 weeks in the top 200, and hit Platinum
status. It featured respectively at number four and number 22 on 2000 and 2001 charts. In 2002 and 2003, the album charted for ten weeks on the French Mid Price Chart, peaking at number nine on 26 December 2003.
In Belgium (Wallonia), the album went to number 28 on 5 February 2000, jumped to number three, then reached number two for two weeks, and finally topped the chart for three not consecutive weeks. It was charted for 33 weeks in the top ten and 75 weeks in the top 40. It was the best-selling album of 2000, and the 23rd one of 2001.
In Switzerland, Au Nom d'une Femme peaked at number nine in its second week, on 13 February 2000, remaining for 20 weeks in the top 50 and 59 weeks in the top 100, which is rather rare for a French artist in this country.
Tracks 1-3, 5, 8, 11
Tracks 4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
singer Hélène Ségara
Hélène Ségara
Hélène Ségara is a French female singer revealed in her interpretation of Esmeralda in the french musical Notre Dame de Paris.-Her childhood in the French Riviera:...
. It was released in January 2000, and achieved a great success in France, Belgium (Wallonia) and Switzerland, remaining to date Ségara's most successful album in terms of sales.
Background
Second album, Au Nom d'une Femme was composed by various famous artists : as for the previous album, Loigerot, Geoffroy and Marc Nacash worked on several songs, and for the first time in Ségara's career, French singer CalogeroCalogero
Calogero is a French singer.-Early years:By the age of six, Calogero had already taken an interest in music...
composed one of her song, "Au Nom d'une Femme" (afterwards, he also wrote "Regarde").
In France, there were five singles from this album. The first four one were very successful: "Il y a trop de gens qui t'aiment
Il y a trop de gens qui t'aiment
"Il y a trop de gens qui t'aiment" is the name of a 1999 song recorded by French artist Hélène Ségara. It was the first single from her second studio album, Au Nom d'une Femme, on which it features as first track...
", whose release precedeed that of the album, was number one and achieved Platinum status, "Elle, tu l'aimes...
Elle, tu l'aimes...
"Elle, tu l'aimes..." is the name of a 1999 song recorded by French artist Hélène Ségara, released on April 18, 2000. It was the second single from her second studio album, Au Nom d'une Femme, on which it features as fourth track...
" hit number three and was also Platinum, "Parlez-moi de nous" (number 15) and "Tu vas me quitter
Tu vas me quitter
"Tu vas me quitter" is the name of a 1999 song recorded by French singer Hélène Ségara. It was the fourth single from her second studio album, Au Nom d'une Femme, and Ségara's 13th single overall...
" (number seven) were both certified Silver. "Au nom d'une Femme", the last single, was not a success (number 44).
In December 2000, the album was included in a box set also containing the first album, Cœur de verre
Cœur de verre
Cœur de verre is the name of the first studio album recorded by the French singer Hélène Ségara. It was released in 1996, after its first hit single, "Je vous aime adieu", and achieved success in France and Belgium . It provided eight singles, including three hits.-Background:Three years ago,...
, and peaked at number 41 on French Albums Chart.
In 2001, Au Nom d'une femme won a NRJ Music Awards
NRJ Music Awards
The NRJ Music Awards, created in 2000 by the radio station NRJ in partnership with the television network TF1 takes place every year in mid-January at Cannes as the opening of MIDEM...
in the category 'Francophone album of the year'.
Chart performances
The album had very long chart trajectories in the three countries where it was released. In France, although it was unable to dislodge Louise AttaqueLouise Attaque
Louise Attaque is a French chanson/folk rock group founded in 1994. Several of the group's albums were produced by Gordon Gano, lead singer of The Violent Femmes, a band whom Louise Attaque often cites as an influence and for whom their own band is named....
's album Comme on a dit, it managed to enter the chart at number two on 29 January 2000, and stayed for four consecutive weeks at this place. It remained for 33 weeks in the top ten, 105 weeks in the top 100 and 109 weeks in the top 200, and hit Platinum
Music recording sales certification
Music recording sales certification is a system of certifying that a music recording has shipped or sold a certain number of copies, where the threshold quantity varies by type and by nation or territory .Almost all countries follow variations of the RIAA certification categories,...
status. It featured respectively at number four and number 22 on 2000 and 2001 charts. In 2002 and 2003, the album charted for ten weeks on the French Mid Price Chart, peaking at number nine on 26 December 2003.
In Belgium (Wallonia), the album went to number 28 on 5 February 2000, jumped to number three, then reached number two for two weeks, and finally topped the chart for three not consecutive weeks. It was charted for 33 weeks in the top ten and 75 weeks in the top 40. It was the best-selling album of 2000, and the 23rd one of 2001.
In Switzerland, Au Nom d'une Femme peaked at number nine in its second week, on 13 February 2000, remaining for 20 weeks in the top 50 and 59 weeks in the top 100, which is rather rare for a French artist in this country.
Track listing
| # | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Il y a trop de gens qui t'aiment Il y a trop de gens qui t'aiment "Il y a trop de gens qui t'aiment" is the name of a 1999 song recorded by French artist Hélène Ségara. It was the first single from her second studio album, Au Nom d'une Femme, on which it features as first track... " (C.Vié / T.Geoffroy) |
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| 2. | "Mrs Jones" (new version) (C.Vié - C.Loigerot) |
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| 3. | "Il attend la pluie" (C.Vié / T.Geoffroy) |
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| 4. | "Elle, tu l'aimes... Elle, tu l'aimes... "Elle, tu l'aimes..." is the name of a 1999 song recorded by French artist Hélène Ségara, released on April 18, 2000. It was the second single from her second studio album, Au Nom d'une Femme, on which it features as fourth track... " (F.Brito / F.Trinidade) |
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| 5. | "Parlez-moi de nous" (H.Ségara / M.Nacash - N.Godsend) |
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| 6. | "Sempre, sempre" (G.Morra - H.Ségara / M.Fabrizio) |
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| 7. | "Tu vas me quitter Tu vas me quitter "Tu vas me quitter" is the name of a 1999 song recorded by French singer Hélène Ségara. It was the fourth single from her second studio album, Au Nom d'une Femme, and Ségara's 13th single overall... " (L.Deck / C.Loigerot - T.Geoffroy) |
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| 8. | "Au Nom d'une Femme" (J.D'Aimé / Calogero) |
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| 9. | "Tu peux tout emporter" (H.Ségara / G.Mango / A.Mango / P.Panella) Adep. P.Videcoq / É.Gruninger |
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| 10. | "Je te perdrai" (H.Ségara / C.Loigerot) |
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| 11. | "Dites-moi qui je suis" (H.Ségara / M.Nacash - N.Godsend) |
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| 12 | "Rebelles" (H.Ségara - A.Belatach / M.Wells - S.Abaldonata) |
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Editions
- Bambino : tracks 1-3, 7, 10-12
- Warner Chappell Music : track 4, 9
- Bambino / Paula N.C.Publishing : track 5
- Universal Music Publishing : track 6
- Atletico Music : track 8
Personnel
General- Studios : Mega, Guillaume Tell
- Photos : François Darmigny, Jean-Jacques Datchary, Patrick Causse
- Cover : Barejo
- Make up : Fathia Maghraoui
- Hairdresser : R.Solde / Alexis
- Design : Hélène Busuttil
Tracks 1-3, 5, 8, 11
- Progammation, production, conductor : Michel Coeuriot
- Mixing : Stéphane Briand at Studio Guillaume Tell
- Drum kit : Laurent Faucheux
- Bass : Laurent Vernerey
- Guitar : Thomas Coeuriot
- Synths programmations : Celmar Engel
- Keyboards : Michel Coeuriot
- Strings directed by Anne Gravoin
- Violins : Anne Gravoin, Hélène Blazy, Françoise Perrin, Jean-Philippe Kuzma, Annie Morel, Daniel Dato, Véronique Engelhard, Arnaud Nuovolone, Anne Villette, Jean-Lou Deschamps, Thomas Tercieux
- Violas: Fanny Coupe, Christophe Gaugue, Christine Jaboulay, Setrag Koulakserian
- Cellos : Mathilde Sternat, Frédéric Lagarde, Jean-Claude Auclin
Tracks 4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12
- Programmation and production : Sandro Abaldonato
- Mixing : Thierry Rogen, Studio Mega
- Assistant : Xavier Poissonier
- Except 10, 12 : Bertrant Châtenet, Studio Mega
- Except 9 : Stéphane Briand, Studio Guillaume Tell
- Keyboards : Sandro Abaldonato
- Spanish guitar (tracks 4, 6, 7, 10) : Serge Eymar
- Electrical guitar (track 12) : Hugo Ripoll
- Drum kit (track 6) : Loïck Ponthieu
- Bass (track 6) : Laurent Verneret
Peak positions
| Chart (2000/02) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart | 1 |
| French Albums Chart | 2 |
| Swiss Albums Chart | 9 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (2000) | Position |
|---|---|
| Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart | 1 |
| French Albums Chart | 4 |
| Swiss Albums Chart | 51 |
| Chart (2001) | Position |
| Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart | 23 |
| French Albums Chart | 22 |
Certifications and sales
| Country | Certification | Date | Sales certified | Physical sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | Platinum | 50,000 | ||
| France | Platinum | 2000 | 750,000 | 1,326,200+ |